Species Diporochaeta (Diporochaeta) moroea (Spencer, 1895)
- Perichaeta moroea Spencer, W.B. 1895. Preliminary notes on Tasmanian earthworms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria 7: 33-54 [49].
Type data:
Lectotype NMV F40292 (formerly G292) mature (but aclitellate) specimen (dissected) (described as being in 'a very refractory condition and yields no useful information' (Jamieson 1974; 258); designated as a lectotype by Blakemore (2000)), Lake St Clair, Central Tasmania [42°05'S 146°10'E].
Distribution
States
Tasmania
Extra Distribution Information
Lake St Clair, Central Tasmania.
Known only from type locality.
Australian Endemic.
IBRA
Tas: Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH)
Ecological Descriptors
Soil dweller.
General References
Blakemore, R.J. 2000. Tasmanian earthworms. Published electronically. 575 pp. [221] (as Diporochaeta moroea)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1971. A review of the megascolecoid earthworm genera (Oligochaeta) of Australia. Part III — The subfamily Megascolecinae. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 16: 69-102 [83] (as Diporochaeta moroea)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 1976. The genus Diporochaeta (Oligochaeta Megascolecidae) in Queensland. Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden) 149: 1-57 [4] (as Diporochaeta moroea)
Jamieson, B.G.M. 2000. Native Earthworms of Australia (Megascolecidae, Megascolecinae). Enfield, New Hampshire, USA : Science Publishers, Inc. [CD ROM] 2506 pp. [Date published 12 December 2000] [492] (as Diporochaeta (Diporochaeta) moroea)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17-Oct-2023 | OLIGOCHAETA | 07-Feb-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Robin Wilson |
| 15-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |